Chuck D & Mr. T

Colin helped us come up with Mjs new work uniform of striped boat neck tee, gaucho pants, and espadrilles.

He also taught Teddy how to make a wish.

The September issue weighs as much as Scottie and Nell did when they left the hospital.

We needed a conversation about the meaning of tickets this morning. Tickets for a plane, train, fair, or ride are good. Tickets for driving to fast are not good.

Charlie is beyond sweet with the babies. Kissing them so often all day.

Charlie really wanted to run a race. Teddy agreed. During the race Charlie very sweetly looked back to invite Teddy in front of him and then fell and skinned his knee. Poor guy. He felt better after going over the details of what happened. Then asking questions.
Charlie: “Is this blood from inside of me?”
ALB:” Yes.”
Charlie:”Why is it coming out?”
ALB: “Because when you fell your knee hit the ground which is hard and rough and the skin of your knee is delicate so it broke and when skin break blood comes out.”

Charlie:”Are pieces of my skin on the ground back there? Why does your skin sometimes not break?”

At the zoo yesterday Charlie and Teddy were more interested in the map on the lion signage rather than the two lions roaring right there in the enclosure. And the misting fountains trumped the panda. Scottie and Nell on the other hand could not stop waving their arms and squealing at a sleeping panda.

Is it a coincidence or being a twin that makes Nell has two identical bunnies as her lovies? Or that Scottie likes two mice?

A visit to Troy, NY and Allan’s fraternity house. Somehow MJ got me to stop off at a frat house on our way to a yoga retreat. I loved Kripalu. I loved laughing with MJ at some of the over-erneastness (it was like being at freshman orientation at the crunchiest college ever). But I loved it. Breakfast in silence, meditation and mantra workshops, and yoga outside looking a lake and mountains. We went to Mass MOCA and Tanglewood. It was so nice to sit outside and listen to Aaron Copeland (MJ loves Appalachian Spring). I want to take the children.

Charlie and Teddy are going to stay at Mitzi and Grandpas while we are in the Berkshires. They had fun packing their luggage last night. This morning Charlie carried all his bed linens downstairs to take with him and them
Kindly brought down all of Teddy’s. Hope Mitzi and grandpa don’t mind
Mind carrying all these bags over.

The boys seemed to have inherited my love of reference material. I hope I inherit their love of sports facts.

Teddy loves my favorite childhood book (my actual copy) The Cat in the Hat French Dictionary. Charlie can’t get enough of these NFL, NHL, tennis and lacrosse rules books.